Chapter 478: We Are Incompatible

Mo Mo:

Lu Ye, being only a second-level Cloud River cultivator, found it difficult to intervene in such a situation.

His rapidly approaching figure suddenly halted behind Zhou Hai. Lu Ye bent his body slightly, taking a deep breath. His spiritual power surged, and his vital essence mingled with Amber's. The Immovable Mountain Blade was held horizontally before him, its surface flashing with spiritual light. At the same time, a vast amount of vital essence gathered in his right arm, which held the blade, causing the flesh and blood to writhe and the entire arm to suddenly swell.

At that instant, Zhou Hai felt a prickling sensation, as if a great crisis was about to strike from behind him.

"Draw your sword!" Lu Ye roared.

Zhou Hai didn't hesitate. As he drew his longsword, he immediately squatted down and slid away to the side.

As his longsword was pulled out, the wound on Niu Meng's back rapidly writhed, and a surge of vital energy gathered, showing signs of immediate healing.

Just then, a dazzling blade light flashed, piercing directly into the bloody wound.

Lu Ye's arm blurred into a series of afterimages, thrusting five consecutive times in that instant!

For him, "Consecutive Slashes" was a blade technique, and being able to perform it naturally meant he could perform "Consecutive Thrusts." This was just another application of the same technique.

Each thrust struck the original wound, and with every stab, the longblade glowed with brilliance. That was the amplification of the Twin Edge Spirit纹, making the Immovable Mountain Blade exceedingly sharp, with each thrust penetrating deeper than the last.

In the blink of an eye, five thrusts were made. With a soft squelch, the longblade pierced through Niu Meng's chest, its tip protruding three inches.

Zhou Hai, who had slid away, and Pang Dahai, who was entangled with Niu Meng, both lit up with surprise. They were clearly amazed that a second-level Cloud River cultivator could unleash such a powerful killing blow.

However, such simple stab wounds were clearly insufficient to destroy the beast seal on Niu Meng's chest. Earlier, when everyone was ganging up on him, they had also left some injuries on his chest, but those injuries had quickly healed. If Lu Ye were to withdraw his blade now, all his previous efforts would be in vain.

So, the moment he pierced Niu Meng's chest, Lu Ye constructed the Spikes Spirit纹 on the Immovable Mountain Blade. As spiritual energy burst forth, invisible spiritual energy spikes exploded within Niu Meng's body. Such a killing move should have been enough to instantly extinguish any enemy's vitality. However, Niu Meng merely shuddered, showing no sign of dying.

Lu Ye then activated the Burst Spirit纹. With a muffled thud, a hole burst open in Niu Meng's chest, scattering fragmented flesh. The defense of this Xuanwu Sect master was indeed terrifying. Ordinary methods could only cause superficial injuries, failing to damage his bones and tendons. However, Lu Ye had constructed the Spirit纹 within his body using the Immovable Mountain Blade as a base, and this kind of destructive power was truly terrifying.

"Moooo!" Niu Meng, who had remained silent since his appearance, only mechanically killing enemies, suddenly let out a bovine roar, his head tilted back. As the fragmented flesh splattered from his chest, his massive vital essence suddenly became chaotic, clearly showing signs of separation.

Before Lu Ye could even figure out what was happening, Niu Meng turned and delivered a punch. The Guard Spirit纹 appeared before him, but under that punch, the Guard shattered instantly. Lu Ye felt as if a great mountain had slammed into him, sending his body flying uncontrollably. He crashed heavily into the fleshy wall of the insect nest and slowly slid down.

Stars swam before his eyes, his internal organs churned, and he nearly couldn't catch his breath. By the time he recovered, more than ten seconds had passed. Looking up, he saw the current scene through his hazy vision, aided by the light of the spiritual energy burst.

The Grand Elder and Pang Dahai were jointly engaging Niu Meng, whose chest still had Lu Ye's Immovable Mountain Blade embedded in it. On the other side, a beast resembling a Kui Niu had appeared at some unknown point. Zhou Hai's flying swords struck repeatedly, making the Kui Niu bellow and flee in all directions.

It worked! Lu Ye leaned against the fleshy wall, a sense of relief washing over him. This Kui Niu-like beast must be Niu Meng's lifebound demonic beast. With Zhou Hai's techniques as a foundation and Lu Ye's full-strength effort, Niu Meng's beast seal had finally been broken. Once the beast seal was broken, the beast transformation state would be dispelled, and the man and beast could no longer merge.

Niu Meng, now free from his beast transformation, was significantly weaker than before. Apart from his strong vitality, he was not much different from an ordinary ninth-level Cloud River cultivator. Moreover, he was still affected by the eroding poison, greatly diminishing his combat capabilities.

Not far away, someone shakily stood up, spiritual energy surging, and the light of magical techniques began to flicker. It was Xia Qianqian. This woman wasn't dead! Not only her, but Shen Xiaomao, Lan Ziyi, and that seventh-level body cultivator were also alive, all struggling to get up despite their injuries.

Everyone knew that victory was at hand; it was time to fight with all their might. Lu Ye remained leaning against the fleshy wall. He had been hit by Niu Meng's punch head-on. Although he had activated the Guard Spirit纹 in time, the power of that punch had still gravely wounded him. Even a slight movement now brought excruciating pain to his chest and abdomen. A broken bone had likely pierced his internal organs.

The weapon box at his waist hummed, and nine streams of light shot out, flexibly attacking the Kui Niu. With everyone's combined effort, even if this Kui Niu was equivalent to a ninth-level Cloud River cultivator, it could not escape death. In less than half an incense stick of time, the beast collapsed to the ground, covered in wounds and motionless, a pool of blood beneath it.

On the other side, Pang Dahai and the Grand Elder were still fiercely battling Niu Meng. However, they lacked a decisive finishing move, so no matter how much damage they inflicted on Niu Meng, he would quickly recover due to his immense vitality.

It wasn't until Zhou Hai, now freed up, sent his flying sword forth, and a lightning-like sword light circled Niu Meng's neck, that Niu Meng's towering figure suddenly froze. The next instant, a pillar of blood shot skyward, his head flew high, and Niu Meng's headless corpse crashed to the ground.

The fierce, intense battlefield fell silent, save for the sound of everyone heavily breathing.

Pang Dahai cursed under his breath, then plopped down on the ground. Never in his cultivation journey had a battle been as arduous as this one. Such fighting was truly exhausting; he never wanted to experience it a second time in his life. Most importantly, as a body cultivator leading the charge, getting hit hurt a lot! He feared pain the most, which was why he had always preferred to be a spell cultivator, attacking enemies from a distance. If he hadn't been forced, he would never have revealed his capabilities as a body cultivator this time.

Amidst the silence, a golden light suddenly bloomed, drawing everyone's attention. Turning their heads, they saw that the golden light was coming from Niu Meng's headless corpse.

"Careful!" Zhou Hai roared, sending a flying sword to strike at the golden light. However, the golden light was extremely fast; as soon as it appeared, it transformed into a golden thread and darted straight towards Lu Ye, who was furthest from the battlefield.

Lu Ye had been leaning against the fleshy wall, recovering, never imagining he would suffer such an unprovoked disaster even after the battle ended. Seeing the golden light approaching, the weapon box at his waist vibrated, and nine streams of light shot out to intercept it. The golden light weaved left and right, deftly avoiding all weapon attacks, and then, upon reaching Lu Ye, it trembled slightly and abruptly vanished.

The next instant, Lu Ye felt a slight prickling sensation at the back of his neck. He slapped his hand back, but only felt a lump on his neck. The raised lump quickly disappeared. Lu Ye clearly sensed something had burrowed into his body, clinging to his spine at the back of his neck.

It was an insect! And one of those insects capable of parasitizing and controlling cultivators! Generally speaking, insects that parasitize and control demonic beasts or cultivators would die along with their host. This was also why cultivators in the Myriad Beast Domain had never been able to find the root cause of the beast epidemic. Because cultivators in the Myriad Beast Domain had never found any insects, and even cultivators from Kyushu had killed and examined so many demonic beasts without discovering any. It was only when Amber was parasitized that the insect race was exposed.

Niu Meng had been parasitized and controlled, and there were clearly insects within his body. However, this particular insect seemed somewhat different from others; not only was its color a brilliant gold, but after its host died, it actually chose another host.

After such an arduous battle, they had finally slain a powerful enemy like Niu Meng. Everyone's minds had relaxed, and they had not anticipated that one insect would still be alive.

Before the fleshy wall, Lu Ye was struck as if by lightning; his previously limp body suddenly sat upright. He suddenly felt an inexplicable sensation: he sensed a large number of auras above everyone's heads, and he also sensed millions of lives from a certain direction. That direction was where Two Worlds City was located! Many inexplicable pieces of information also emerged in his mind.

However, before he could sense more, a prickling sensation came from the back of his neck again, accompanied by the insect's chirping. The insect that had burrowed into his body had actually run out again. The golden light reappeared, but this time, before it could escape, Lu Ye slapped his hand back and grabbed it.

Swish, swish, swish...

Figures appeared in front of him one after another. Lu Ye looked up at the astonished and disheveled crowd before him, his eye twitching. "Don't panic!"

Pang Dahai asked curiously, "Why did it run out again?" Everyone shared this confusion. Initially, seeing Lu Ye being parasitized, everyone rushed over. But they didn't expect the insect to run out on its own, leaving everyone bewildered.

Currently, the insect was struggling in Lu Ye's hand, but how could such a tiny insect break free from Lu Ye's grasp?

"Perhaps my affinity with it is incompatible?" Lu Ye casually blurted out. Others didn't know why the insect had run out, but he did. Because the moment the insect entered his body, he felt his Talent Tree react. That Talent Tree could even incinerate internal elixir toxins, let alone an insect that had invaded his body. If it hadn't run quickly, it would have probably been incinerated clean by the Talent Tree by now. He could only say that it chose the wrong host. Among so many people present, Lu Ye was the furthest from it, yet it chose Lu Ye. Of course, even if it had chosen someone else, there wouldn't have been a good outcome either.